Recorded 2001–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 94 births

Saanya — girls' name

94 babies named Saanya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s512010s362020s7
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Saanya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

12 babies were named Saanya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Saanya between 2001 and 2021, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saanya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saanya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saanya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 94 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saanya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

94

Since 2001

21 years of records

Peak year

2004

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2001

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2021

Saanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2001

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 20212018201420102007200420022001 6

Saanya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 54% of Saanya's all-time total
2000s512010s362020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saanya?
94 babies have been named Saanya since 2001. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 12 births.
When was Saanya most popular?
Saanya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Saanya been used?
Saanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 21 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Saanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saanvi, Saadia, Saachi, Saara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.